SDSU finalizes men's basketball schedule

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San Diego State announced the remainder of its men’s basketball schedule Monday, adding five nonconference games and unveiling the order of games in the four-team tournament it is hosting to open the season.

In all, there are 19 games – 21 if you count preseason exhibitions – at Viejas Arena, the most in the four decades of Division I basketball on Montezuma Mesa. Last season, the Aztecs opened with five straight on the road and played 15 regular-season games at Viejas.

Coach Steve Fisher filled the monthlong hole in the partial schedule he released in July, adding home dates against UC Riverside, Elon, Redlands, San Diego Christian and Chicago State between Dec. 19 and Jan. 5.

SDSU opens the regular season in the three-day, four-team Basketball Travelers Classic at Viejas Arena, playing Bryant University of Smithfield, R.I., on Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m., followed by Southern Utah and UC Davis on subsequent days.

Between that tournament and UC Riverside is a brutal stretch of nonconference games that will be as challenging as any in school history – eight games in 23 games, four on the road and six against teams expected to contend for conference titles.

Fewer than 650 season tickets remain in chair back seating areas of Viejas Arena. A limited number of single game tickets -- $30 for chair backs, $20 for general admission – go on sale Oct. 26 at 9 a.m.